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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Northwest Financial Advisors LLC

Independent wealth managerHerndon, VirginiaCRD 166769SEC 801-77994websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 19, 2013 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 3, 2013
RAUM
$1.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$1.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
21
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$59.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
37
31 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
11
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.2B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 25, 2014$650M then
HNW client RAUM$656M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 12, 2018$154M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)17 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 25, 20149 then
Employees (5.A)37 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 25, 201416 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -35% over the last fiscal year-4.0% a year over threeIARs 26 to 17
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$59.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
91derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$451,372derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.8derived12 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-35%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-35%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-26%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$135MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$29.9M, 45 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$656M53%
  • Individuals$556M45%
  • Corporations and businesses$26.6M2.1%
  • Charitable organizations$3.4M0.3%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.2M0.2%
Individual clients
1,582reported
HNW clients
326reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
4reported
Accounts
2,756reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$29.9M for 45 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=20.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
21 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Thomas K. TurnerCertified Financial PlannerVienna, Va Aug 20, 201334 y2
Gregory Emmett GrinnellHerndon, Va Aug 20, 201319 y0
Kevin Duane FisherHerndon, VaNov 26, 201328 y1
Jonathan Keith AdamsChartered Financial ConsultantHerndon, VaApr 28, 201433 y1
Jerry Edward GuidoCertified Financial PlannerHerndon, VaOct 7, 201518 y4
Nicole Evette DavisHerndon, VaJun 22, 201611 y0
Richard Todd HoldenHerndon, VaSep 23, 201628 y3
Kimberly Joan LampropoulosHerndon, VaApr 18, 201910 y0
Deatrice JohnsonHerndon, VaOct 30, 202017 y0
Nikyla Nikki YoungCertified Financial PlannerHerndon, VaNov 30, 202010 y0
Neetu KohliHerndon, VaJun 17, 202118 y3
Joseph Carl WilsonHerndon, VaFeb 10, 202310 y1
Nakia D BrownHerndon, VaFeb 13, 202312 y1
Nicholas David TupajCertified Financial PlannerHerndon, VaJan 24, 202510 y0
Janna VloetHerndon, VaMay 28, 202512 y1
Jozsef Nandor Szadvari IIIHerndon, VaAug 7, 202518 y5
Jiashuo QinCertified Financial PlannerHerndon, VaAug 8, 202510 y4
Barry Steven BassCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantHerndon, VaNov 26, 202521 y2
Nathan Russell LevinHerndon, VaApr 20, 202613 y0
Denise Sharnell ProctorCertified Financial PlannerHerndon, VaJun 18, 202619 y1
Kelly Marie DemersHerndon, VaSep 3, 202610 y1
Advisor movement
2 left, 3 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 9.5% of current headcount12 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Ann Karen Benedict · Senior Vice Presidentcontrol
      since 02/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Evette Nicole Davis · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 03/2016 · owns less than 5%
    • Duane Kevin Fisher · Ceo/Executive Repcontrol
      since 02/2013 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Nw Capital Management LLC · Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Northwest Federal Credit Union · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Nw Capital Management LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Herndon, Va · principal21421
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Arlington, VA2 employees
    • Manassas, VA1 employees
    • Vienna, VA1 employees
    • Chantilly, VA1 employees
    • Gainesville, VA1 employees
    • Rockville, MD1 employees
    • Middleburg, VA1 employees
    • Sterling, VA1 employees
    • Ashburn, VA1 employees
    • Leesburg, VA1 employees
    • Mclean, VA1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • advisor count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 26.0 to 17.0 (-35.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was 0.0% (999 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (999) · 1.3% percentile
    • business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      selection of other advisers (Item 5.G.7): yes on the filing of 2025-03-19, no on the filing of 2026-03-30
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
    • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      FISHER, KEVIN, DUANE (CEO/EXECUTIVE REP) left Schedule A between the filings of 2016-03-30 and 2026-03-30
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
    • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      BENEDICT, KAREN, ANN (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT) left Schedule A between the filings of 2016-03-30 and 2026-03-30
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
    • RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $1,924,736,060 to $1,243,981,468 (-35.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +17.0% (1297 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,297) · 0.3% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 3,896 to 2,756
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 35 to 31
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Advisory activities · 6 to 5
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • BD registered reps · 31 to 20
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Charity clients · 5 to 4
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 3 to 2
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW clients · 499 to 326
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual clients · 2,067 to 1,582
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 9 to 1
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $65.0M to $29.9M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Employees · 41 to 37
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 26 to 17
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.9B to $1.2B
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $1.1B to $656M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $783M to $556M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $22.0M to $2.2M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $1.9B to $1.2B
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Accounts · 3,658 to 3,896
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 33 to 35
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 30 to 31
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 4 to 3
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW clients · 411 to 499
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual clients · 2,080 to 2,067
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $53.7M to $65.0M
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Employees · 37 to 41
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 29 to 26
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.7B to $1.9B
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $839M to $1.1B
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $774M to $783M
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $18.5M to $22.0M
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.7B to $1.9B
      Mar 12, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Accounts · 3,489 to 3,658
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 27 to 33
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 27 to 30
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 3 to 4
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • HNW clients · 375 to 411
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • Individual clients · 2,046 to 2,080
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 8 to 9
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $46.2M to $53.7M
      Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
    Signals
    19 dated events
    • Northwest Financial Advisors Llc reported RAUM $1.2B, down 35% from $1.9B (2025-03-19 to 2026-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • James T. Christy left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Rbc Capital Markets, Llc (registered 2025-10-02)
      Oct 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jennifer Bottomley left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Rbc Capital Markets, Llc (registered 2025-10-03)
      Oct 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Northwest Financial Advisors LLC (Herndon, VA) for RBC Capital Markets, LLC on the same day
      Oct 7, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Scott Thomas Aune left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2026-07-27)
      Jul 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jodi Danielle Van Voorhis left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-09-25)
      Jun 25, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Shreeva Aylor left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Navy Federal Investment Services, Llc (registered 2025-06-09)
      Jun 10, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Garrett Timothy Boyd left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2025-05-01)
      May 14, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brian Lee Cooper left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2025-08-05)
      May 14, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Julie Anne Gleason left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2025-05-01)
      May 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Justin L Valadez left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2015-09-18)
      May 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Glen Matthew Cesari left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2025-05-01)
      May 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 4 advisors left Northwest Financial Advisors LLC (Herndon, VA) for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc within 5 days
      May 9, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Alicia Genise Fouser left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Navy Federal Investment Services, Llc (registered 2025-06-11)
      Mar 20, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Biswojit Rebeiro left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Wesbanco Securities, Inc. (registered 2025-05-13)
      Feb 25, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Rafael Antonio Gutierrez left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-04-11)
      Mar 27, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Victoria Ross left Northwest Financial Advisors Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2021-04-07)
      Sep 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Northwest Financial Advisors Llc reported RAUM $1.3B, up 28% from $983.9M (2019-03-22 to 2020-03-02)
      Mar 2, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • Northwest Financial Advisors Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 19, 2013 · First SEC registration · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Business phone
    703-828-0747reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/nwfareportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    nyoung.nwfllc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    703-810-1072reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $59.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026